From Encyclopedia
- Buckler
- Small and round hand- shield (9 – 18 inches in diameter) with a single handle or two enarmes. Has long spikes or hooks on its front,…
- Gorget
- Also called a collar. Close-fitting plate protecting the neck, throat, and upper chest.
- Slow match
- A slow-burning cord of hemp or flax soaked in saltpetre and then dried. Used to ignite cannon and hand guns.
- Fletching
- Feathers fastened onto the back of an arrow to help it fly straight.